The name that is transliterated as “Mede” or “Medes” in English is translated in Libras (Brazilian Sign Language) after the region they came from with a sign that combines “middle” (likely the meaning of “Media”) and many lands around it (that the Medes conquered). (Source: Missão Kophós )

“Medes” in Libras (source )

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